ALU 201 EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
/. Large vessel vasculitides - Answer-Temporal (Giant Cell) arteritis, Takayasu's Arteritis
(TA)
/.Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buergers disease) effects mainly the - Answer-Tibial and
Radial arteries
/.Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buergers Disease) is a vasculitis strongly associated with
- Answer-Cigarette smoking
/.symptoms/tests that form dx of Wegeners - Answer-blood test to identify the
autoantibody ANCA, active urinary sediment, elevated ESR, unexplained anemia,
recurrent symptoms
/.70% of individuals w/ Wegeners eventually develop - Answer-Glomerulonephritis
/.Wegeners Granulomatosis (WG) primarily affects the - Answer-lungs and kidneys
/.classic symptom (hallmark) of PAN - Answer-postprandial periumbilical pain (intestinal
angina)
/.organ systems most commonly involved w/ polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) - Answer-skin,
peripheral nerves, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys
/.small/medium vessel vasculitides - Answer-polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), Kawasaki
syndrome (KS), wegeners granulomatosis (WG), thromboangitis (buerger disease)
/.atypical presentations of secondary raynauds phenomenon that suggest an underlying
cause - Answer-age over 40, male, disease manifestations proximal to distal digits,
severe painful attacks resulting in ischemic ulcers of digits
/.fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) typically affects - Answer-medium and large arteries of
young/middle aged females
/.greatest success rate for PTA is when it is utilized for - Answer-aortoiliac stenosis
/.percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is utilized for - Answer-focal short segment
occlusions, more extensive disease segments, poor surgical candidates
, /.definitive diagnostic tool for PAD usually reserved for severe cases - Answer-
angiography
/.most accurate quick and non invasive way to diagnose peripheral arterial disease -
Answer-ankle-brachial index test
/.5 p's physicians look for on a physical exam for advanced peripheral arterial disease -
Answer-pulselessness, paralysis, paraesthesia, pain, pallor
/.most reliable clinical sign of the presence of PAD - Answer-decrease or absence of
posterior tibial pulse
/.leriche syndrome usually correlates with - Answer-narrowing of the distal aorta
/.peripheral arterial disease (PAD) - Answer-occlusive disease of aorta, iliac arteries and
arteries of lower extremeties
/.risk factors for atherosclerosis - Answer-age, gender(male), genetics, hyperlipidemia,
htn, dm, tobacco, homocysteinemia, lipoprotein (a), type A personality, sedentary
lifestyle, obesity, stress
/.major consequences of atherosclerosis - Answer-claudication and gangrene of legs,
stroke, cad, aortic aneurysm
/.atherosclerotic plaques develop primarily in - Answer-elastic arteries (aorta, carotid,
iliac) and large and medium sized muscular arteries (popliteal)
/.treatment of choice for takayasu's arteritis - Answer-corticosteroids
/.best diagnostic evidence for takayasu's in combination with angioplasty - Answer-
vascular imaging
/.classic symptoms for takayasu's - Answer-myalgias, fever, malaise, weight loss,
anorexia
/.takayasu's arteritis (TA) involves - Answer-aortic arch and its main branches, coronary
and pulmonary vessels
/.procedure of choice for GCA (temporal arteritis) - Answer-positive biopsy of affected
vessel
/.GCA (temporal arteritis) is characterized by - Answer-inflammatory changes in one of
the branches of aorta, occurring almost exclusively in people over 50
/.most common subtype of melanoma - Answer-superficial spreading melanoma
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
/. Large vessel vasculitides - Answer-Temporal (Giant Cell) arteritis, Takayasu's Arteritis
(TA)
/.Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buergers disease) effects mainly the - Answer-Tibial and
Radial arteries
/.Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buergers Disease) is a vasculitis strongly associated with
- Answer-Cigarette smoking
/.symptoms/tests that form dx of Wegeners - Answer-blood test to identify the
autoantibody ANCA, active urinary sediment, elevated ESR, unexplained anemia,
recurrent symptoms
/.70% of individuals w/ Wegeners eventually develop - Answer-Glomerulonephritis
/.Wegeners Granulomatosis (WG) primarily affects the - Answer-lungs and kidneys
/.classic symptom (hallmark) of PAN - Answer-postprandial periumbilical pain (intestinal
angina)
/.organ systems most commonly involved w/ polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) - Answer-skin,
peripheral nerves, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys
/.small/medium vessel vasculitides - Answer-polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), Kawasaki
syndrome (KS), wegeners granulomatosis (WG), thromboangitis (buerger disease)
/.atypical presentations of secondary raynauds phenomenon that suggest an underlying
cause - Answer-age over 40, male, disease manifestations proximal to distal digits,
severe painful attacks resulting in ischemic ulcers of digits
/.fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) typically affects - Answer-medium and large arteries of
young/middle aged females
/.greatest success rate for PTA is when it is utilized for - Answer-aortoiliac stenosis
/.percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is utilized for - Answer-focal short segment
occlusions, more extensive disease segments, poor surgical candidates
, /.definitive diagnostic tool for PAD usually reserved for severe cases - Answer-
angiography
/.most accurate quick and non invasive way to diagnose peripheral arterial disease -
Answer-ankle-brachial index test
/.5 p's physicians look for on a physical exam for advanced peripheral arterial disease -
Answer-pulselessness, paralysis, paraesthesia, pain, pallor
/.most reliable clinical sign of the presence of PAD - Answer-decrease or absence of
posterior tibial pulse
/.leriche syndrome usually correlates with - Answer-narrowing of the distal aorta
/.peripheral arterial disease (PAD) - Answer-occlusive disease of aorta, iliac arteries and
arteries of lower extremeties
/.risk factors for atherosclerosis - Answer-age, gender(male), genetics, hyperlipidemia,
htn, dm, tobacco, homocysteinemia, lipoprotein (a), type A personality, sedentary
lifestyle, obesity, stress
/.major consequences of atherosclerosis - Answer-claudication and gangrene of legs,
stroke, cad, aortic aneurysm
/.atherosclerotic plaques develop primarily in - Answer-elastic arteries (aorta, carotid,
iliac) and large and medium sized muscular arteries (popliteal)
/.treatment of choice for takayasu's arteritis - Answer-corticosteroids
/.best diagnostic evidence for takayasu's in combination with angioplasty - Answer-
vascular imaging
/.classic symptoms for takayasu's - Answer-myalgias, fever, malaise, weight loss,
anorexia
/.takayasu's arteritis (TA) involves - Answer-aortic arch and its main branches, coronary
and pulmonary vessels
/.procedure of choice for GCA (temporal arteritis) - Answer-positive biopsy of affected
vessel
/.GCA (temporal arteritis) is characterized by - Answer-inflammatory changes in one of
the branches of aorta, occurring almost exclusively in people over 50
/.most common subtype of melanoma - Answer-superficial spreading melanoma
